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MASTER'S DEGREE · DEGREE PAYOFF · FEDERAL FIELD 0305

Forestry: is this master's degree worth it?

National picture across 4 reporting college programs.

Personal baseline needed

$73,612 in median year-4 earnings

A credible return for this credential must start with what the student would otherwise earn. The federal data does not provide that personal baseline.

$73,612Median year-4 earnings

$14,532Average institution net-price context

Not availableMedian federal debt

Use your actual price and alternative earnings before evaluating return. Model your own starting point →

WHAT THIS DEGREE PAYS

Observed national outcomes

$73,612Median reported earnings · year 4

$76,564Average reported earnings · year 5

Not availableMedian federal debt

45thYear-4 earnings percentile at this credential

4Reporting programs

4With year-4 earnings

COMPARE CREDENTIAL LEVELS

The same field can produce a different equation.

Keep the federal field fixed and compare observed outcomes at every reportable credential level. These are separate graduate cohorts—not a promise that more schooling causes the difference.

OPEN PROFILE

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Year-4 earnings: $58,054
Federal debt: $20,923
Reporting programs: 1

1 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Associate's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $44,915
Federal debt: $12,311
Reporting programs: 5

5 report earnings →OPEN PROFILE

Bachelor's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $58,499
Federal debt: $22,250
Reporting programs: 33

31 report earnings →CURRENT VIEW

Master's Degree

Year-4 earnings: $73,612
Federal debt: Not available
Reporting programs: 4

4 report earnings →

COLLEGE-TO-COLLEGE RANGE

Where the middle half of programs lands

Year‑4 earnings differ by college. This band shows the 25th percentile, national median and 75th percentile among reporting programs.

Median

25th percentile$61,616National median$73,61275th percentile$74,416

4 programs report year‑4 earnings.

WHERE OUTCOMES ARE STRONGEST

See the spread, not just the national number.

1Oregon State University$74,416 2Oregon State University-Cascades Campus$74,416 3University of Florida$72,807 4University of Georgia$61,616

Observed year-4 earnings · top displayed records are not a universal ranking

WHERE THIS FIELD CAN LEAD

Related occupations

Official CIP–SOC links add career context without claiming that every graduate enters the same job.

ForestersSOC 19-1032 · 7 crosswalk linksForestry and Conservation Science Teachers, PostsecondarySOC 25-1043 · 7 crosswalk linksForest and Conservation TechniciansSOC 19-4071 · 4 crosswalk linksConservation ScientistsSOC 19-1031 · 3 crosswalk linksForest and Conservation WorkersSOC 45-4011 · 3 crosswalk linksFirst-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry WorkersSOC 45-1011 · 2 crosswalk links

BEST COLLEGES FOR FORESTRY

Same degree, different outcomes

Compare reported outcomes using the same federal field and credential. Automated ROI is withheld when an exact program price or personal earnings baseline is required.

#	College	Location	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt	ROI status	Cost context
1	Oregon State UniversityMaster's Degree	Corvallis, OR	$74,416	Not available	Baseline needed	$19,604
2	Oregon State University-Cascades CampusMaster's Degree	Bend, OR	$74,416	Not available	Baseline needed	$18,048
3	University of FloridaMaster's Degree	Gainesville, FL	$72,807	Not available	Baseline needed	$6,541
4	University of GeorgiaMaster's Degree	Athens, GA	$61,616	Not available	Baseline needed	$13,936

This page keeps the field and credential level fixed. Federal categories can still combine multiple catalog programs or concentrations. Automated ROI is limited to associate and bachelor’s degrees because institution-wide annual net price is not a reliable proxy for short certificate prices. ROI is an illustrative scenario, not a federal determination.